Full Sized Spare in Ateca

[Mr Pig]

Just in case anyone would like to carry a full-sized spare in their Ateca, I can confirm it can be done. I've just fitted a full 18'' alloy and tyre in my daughter's Ateca. Here is how:

It'll only fit in the 2WD car. The 4WD has a higher floor and can take a space-saver but not a full-sized wheel.

Seat do not make a suitable kit but Skoda do. The part number is: 57A093860C We bought this kit new from a local Skoda dealer for about £150. I've seen it for as much as £230 but don't pay that.

This kit is designed to allow the 4WD Karoq to take a space-saver but the wheel well in the 2WD Ateca gives you the extra depth for a full-sized wheel.

The kit is very comprehensive and includes:
New, larger boot floor.
Three foam inserts to go around the wheel.
Jack.
Wheel brace.
Wheel clamp and nut (which will fit an alloy)

Also included are fixings which you don't need as the fixing studs are not present on the 2WD Ateca.

Fitting:
Remove the standard insert and tools.
The standard inset is held in place by a threaded stud at the back of the wheel well. You'll need to cut that stud off as it will foul the tyre on a full-sized wheel.
Fit the wheel clamp.
The plastic boot trim/support for the standard boot floor fouls the full-sized wheel and pushes it forward slightly. It will still fit but a better solution would be to cut about 10mm off the plastic trim/support. I might do this in the summer but the wheel will fit as it is.
Fit the new foam inserts around the wheel. The long one next to the seats is a tight fit and could probably use having a little trimmed off the edge but it will fit as it is.
Transfer all your tools over and you're done.

Your boot floor now sits about four inches higher but it still looks factory. The larger boot floor supplied with the Skoda kit fits perfectly.

This is a great solution for those not comfortable relying on a tub of glue to get you home. With a full-sized spare you swap the wheel and carry on your day.

 

[Tell]

I have pinned it to add to the collection. The Cupra Ateca is the other thread to check looking for boot parts. All things retrofit boot space.

Originally at the Ateca's launch you couldn't buy any of these parts so people were stuck with whatever you ordered. A few deployed their carpentry skills. A few years later Seat parts relented and you could buy the fittings. The arrival of the Karoq built on the Ateca line / factory, same car frame meant those boot parts would fit. Some Seat parts became unavailable but still available in Skoda parts. The story so far.

Mines a factory fitted skinny arrangement on a 4 Drive. So far, so good, I've not needed to use the spare although with British pot holes you can't say never. The Altea wheel side bulged and I discovered that hearing a strange noise pulling round a Luxembourg underground car park on a Saturday night. In the weeks prior I had hit a pot hole prior in a London suburb in the dark, pulling away from home. No visual sign of damage. Everything closes down in Luxembourg on a Sunday, so returned home on the skinny. A spare is well worth having.

 

[Mr Pig]

I have pinned it to add to the collection. The Cupra Ateca is the other thread to check looking for boot parts. All things retrofit boot space.

I'll add a couple of pictures.

We've used the spare tyres on every car we've had. I went for years without a puncture on my Leon then got two in the same tyre one week apart! Totally unrelated. I think it should be a legal requirement for cars to carry a spare.

 

[Loadmaster748]

I'll add a couple of pictures.

We've used the spare tyres on every car we've had. I went for years without a puncture on my Leon then got two in the same tyre one week apart! Totally unrelated. I think it should be a legal requirement for cars to carry a spare.

I agree that requirement for new cars to be supplied with a space saver at the very least, where possible. All this cobblers about emissions savings, when basically it's down to cost.

 

[Tell]

EVs they have a problem if the battery stretches to there or a rear motor but other than that.

 

[Mr Pig]

I've just taken a few pictures of my daughter's spare kit. I'll upload them later.

 

[Mr Pig]

So this is Skoda kit 57A093860C in my daughter's car. It comes with the jack, wheel clamp etc and fits well. It's a snug fit but no modification is required.

The new floor sits a few inches higher than the stock floor but as you can see, there is good storage space around the spare. As well as the tools my daughter has jump leads, first aid kit, triangle, snow shovel etc and there is still room for more.

There are gaps at the sides of the raised floor but it's not a problem as the sides of the polystyrene stop items falling under the floor. You've effectively got two little storage bins at the sides. It's a very good mod and good value in my opinion.